Tag: supply chain resilience
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Trade Resilience and Structural Shifts: China’s 2025 Import-Export Performance and 2026 Outlook
Overview: A Record-Breaking Year for China’s Trade China’s full-year 2025 trade data underscore a notable shift in the country’s economic balance. The total value of imports and exports reached a record US$6.36 trillion, reflecting resilience in the face of softer domestic demand and growing geopolitical tensions. While the headline figure signaled strength, the composition of…
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Trade Resilience and Structural Shifts: China’s Import-Export in 2025 and 2026 Outlook
Overview: A Record Year Amid Turbulence China’s total import-export value reached a record US$6.36 trillion in 2025, illustrating how the world’s second-largest economy navigated a challenging global environment. The headline figure highlights resilience at the interface of external demand and domestic policy shifts, with trade showing both strength in certain sectors and vulnerabilities in others.…
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Shifting Alliances: How the EU-India Trade Deal Redefines the Post-US World
Introduction: A New Global Economic Order Emerges In a rapidly evolving global landscape, the European Union and India are moving toward a landmark trade agreement that promises to recalibrate economic power and strategic influence. As the world leaves behind its post-2008 shockwaves, this EU-India deal is less about tariffs and more about shaping supply chains,…
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Clothed in Uncertainty: Southeast Asia’s Garment Exports Amid US-China Trade Tensions
Introduction: A Regional Fabric of Change In Southeast Asia, the garment industry has long been a backbone of manufacturing and employment. From the late 1980s to the 1990s, Thailand and Indonesia built robust textile and clothing sectors, while today Vietnam stands out as a leading hub in the region. As the United States and China…
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Is Your Business Ready for Unexpected Challenges? A Practical Guide to Resilience
Why preparedness matters in an unpredictable world Unexpected events—from natural disasters to sudden economic shifts—can disrupt operations, strain finances, and threaten long-term success. The key to surviving and thriving is proactive resilience: a deliberate, ongoing process that helps your business absorb shocks, adapt quickly, and continue delivering value to customers. Assess risk and map your…
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Human networks anchor maritime security in the Indo-Pacific
Introduction: The rising importance of human networks In the Indo-Pacific, where sea lanes weave through busy chokepoints and remote archipelagos, technology alone cannot guarantee safety. Instead, a robust web of trusted human networks—ship captains, Company Security Officers (CSOs), port authorities, and regional security coordinators—anchors maritime security. When seasonal floods, natural disasters, or hidden threats emerge,…
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Canada Stands by Trade Pivot as Energy Minister Heads to India
Canada Remains Focused on a Diversified Trade Path Canada is pressing forward with its strategy to diversify trade away from its dominant partner to the United States, even as recent political rhetoric from the United States signals tension over global pricing and energy markets. Canadian officials, including Foreign Minister Anita Anand, have emphasized that diversification…
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ASEAN Exits 2025 Bruised but Not Broken: Lessons and Outlook
Introduction: A Year of Trial for Southeast Asia The year 2025 presented Southeast Asia with a complex mix of geoeconomic pressures, rising unilateralism, internal tensions, and global supply chain disruptions. ASEAN member states faced inflation, capital volatility, and shifts in trade norms as external powers recalibrated their relationships with the region. Yet despite the bruises,…
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Tebay Farmshop Braces for Four-Year M6 Closure Impact
Overview: A beloved farm shop at a critical junction could be silenced by a prolonged motorway closure Westmorland Farmshop and Kitchen, based at Tebay Services on the M6, is a symbol of Britain’s evolving approach to roadside refreshment. With around 400 staff, the Tebay operation has long been celebrated for offering farm-fresh products, locally sourced…
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BP and Chinese Steel: Betrayal of British Manufacturing
Introduction: A crossroad for British manufacturing The debate around where BP sources its steel is more than a procurement issue; it is a litmus test for the future of British manufacturing. When a multinational energy giant, deeply embedded in the U.K. economy, opts for Chinese steel over domestically produced material, it sends a signal about…